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Re: WCP vs Vex Ball Shifter
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Originally Posted by Greg Woelki
Which components were wearing down? Keep in mind that the plunger was changed from 7075 aluminum to 4140 steel after the 2014 season. |
The gearboxes were still good enough for demo purposes so we never took them apart afaik.
Dog style engagement has a much larger contact area with much more positive geometry. I have yet to encounter someone having serious durability issues with them since the supershifter dogs were beefed up. The ball shifter is an excellent product but I wouldn't buy one expecting to reuse it the way I would with a dog shifting gearbox (especially the steel supershifter). YMMV.
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2010-2012 FRC 865 Warp7 Student, Mechanical
2013 FRC 1310 RUNNYMEDE ROBOTICS Student, Mechanical, Design
2014 FRC 865 Warp7 Student, Mechanical, Design
2015 FRC 865 Warp7 Alumni, Mechanical Mentor
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